Archive for Michael’s Corner

Making Easy Money with CashCrate

by: Frugal Michael July 7, 2010

If you’ve been a reader for any length of time then you know that I don’t throw links and plugs out there without knowing what I am talking about.  I’ve been living a frugal lifestyle for a lot of years and my reputation online has been built by only referring people to things that I [...]

Let’s Talk Beans

by: Frugal Michael June 18, 2010

Let’s Talk Beans. I know you’re probably laughing to yourself as you’re reading this, reminded of that time honored grade school rhyme, so let’s go ahead and get it out of the way. All together now… Beans, Beans, Good for your heart… Now that we’ve all had our giggle for the day, the truth is [...]

Dinner with Tony

by: Frugal Michael March 17, 2010

Now before you go raising your eyebrows at me over the title of this post let me clarify by saying that I had a dinner date with Tony’s Pizza this evening thanks to the gift of some free coupons from the company itself.  I’m pretty sure they contacted me because they know the extreme power [...]

Facing our Fears: Why do Coupons Scare Us?

by: Frugal Michael March 2, 2010

I started writing about frugal living when people thought the term frugal lifestyle meant that I was a hoarder who kept the same pair of worn out tennis shoes for 20 years, reused tissues and wrestled homeless people for a penny I saw on the sidewalk.  Then our generation’s Great Recession began and people began [...]

Michael Takes a Pledge

by: Frugal Michael February 21, 2010

A few weeks back I finally got around to watching the much talked about film Food, Inc. and though it didn’t really give me much information that I wasn’t already acutely aware of (I have been a food activist for most of my life), it was presented in a very realistic and easy to comprehend [...]